The St. Johns herald., 1887-03-17
WHAT HAPPENED TO HILnA.
A Sweet and Pathetic Narrative Told by
 the German Policeman.


 the German Policeman
 An admirer of the German policeman LOOK singular liberty with him the other oay Knowing that the light-hearted philosopher in dislocated Dutch was to attend a certain social gathering. this Trend made wager that the policeman could make the ladies both laugh and err inside Of two minutes. The wager was accepted, though, of course the police man knew nothing of it, and at the party the young man won the money by getting the officer 10 tell a story which that worthy usually reserves for his friends.
 FOt, said the policeman; "you won't 10 know apowd vot habbened to my daughter Hilia? On, dots a sad story " shOul1 ve Gry when ve can choost IS we'll laugh?
 "Oh, what heaps uf fun I got nit Hild.. We we're like a gubble uf Elaynlatcs To- seI'ieT. l remember yon dime vos in der street. u;u she vos riting bie-a-back )n my shoulders. Some peoples sbtared 1t me as much to say, Dots pretty date uf dincs.' I only laughed. You been lucky fellcrs, l sayt, : to get beep st nay Hilda-dot's bedder as a gromo.'
 II used to dake dot leetIe caA my knees between, und try to shcare her py deliiiS her LII some young man yich surely would carry her of und marry her -nayPea a glurnsy Dulchman or shmard Yankee fellcr. 'Aint you 'shamcd,' I used to say to her, to pecn going to shake your boor olt farCler choost for some young chackanapes vich stufTs your ear init luffcr's taffy mt your nout nit chenuine candy till you dink yoursellai so Shveet all you got to done is choost 10 mcll in dot feller's arms
 Papa, Hilda used to say, if dot fcl. Ter comes 1 will bounce him, sure
 Oh, nop l say; its der olt fardcl vot will get der pounce-und dots all riGhd. Dots der same vot your muttel done Py her olt farder, und did not yo9 mat at her
 Well, vcn day am in der house und l hear her ssream, und dere comes rush. ing in neighpcr man und says A nin- nit ago, Hilda vos playing der top ut q heap of lumber und now der pile oj lumber is on dop uf her. Crate Moses I chumped der shdairs down, und Vos chOost in dime to sec two men carrying dot shild-limp und lifcless-into q toy shtore. Dem lait her on der coundcr, her head py pox uf dolls vich she vos choOst saiing her pennies to puy von uf, her feet on crate pig chumping chack vich she hat promised me 1 should for her cousins Christmas buy.
 "In slrcamed der beepic5-vorkin3 men, loafer5, laties, und shildrcn-.sess- ing me der shild against
 Hilda! Hildar I sgreamcd, why ton'd you look? Why ton'd you shpcak 10 me? Aind you 'shamed, shcaring your bcor olt farder?' But she never shtirred. She voS white und shtill. Choost apowd lot dime comes pressing In fat vo0maa nit red bandage her hat arouat-von uf fem Salvation Army viinmen.
 'I heller did haf some uses for dot Sal vation Army.
 "' Ish dot yours? she squeakej, point ing to Hilla, vich e1ferypoddy dought yos dead, alre:ty
 ".Shc usei to peen. sayt; but she ton'd scem 60 polong to anypoddy Tn bar ticular choost now
 "'I guess she Yos dead, dot woman ;1ueaked, Switc gontenteI; veil, dots peldcr so-p2lier SO
 Den yo5 l mad,lcr as q house allrc. 'Pcddcr sor sgreamed. 'Peider so you got some dccency from dot Biplc deacl,- ings vich you disgrace nit your nicker mlnsdrel religion. peddcr so you got righd aTay owd before drow you dor vinder owd-but no; you are dressed il, inhalation uf a vooman, und 1 cannot Sdrike you
 "'I dell you vot, l sayt, 'Lleasc send arount der Chcneral uf dot army un.i hal u dozen Colonels und Captains till knocn into dem choOSt a leetle uf dot ,lccenc, und Christianity which der Salvation Army 5htandS 50 much in meet uf'
 Well, Hilda didn't die-s:e's gwitc pig gal now. Und as she goes tu school. swinging her lecde skirts, 1 soc her bcep- ing der sites uf her eyes out to get der first Siimbse uf dot young feller vich is to run init her away Julian Ralph in the Judge.